Nintendo Download: 20th October (North America)

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop - Highlights

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft, 20th Oct, $59.99) - A cosmic adventure of galactic proportions with Mario and the Rabbids is here! Explore vibrant worlds, unlock secrets, rescue Sparks and save the galaxy in exciting tactical battles. Freely roam through all sorts of wondrous worlds, each one jam-packed with discoveries. Recruit up to 30 different Sparks, each with their own special powers and skills that can help “spark” a decisive victory! Can Mario and the Rabbids put an end to the Darkmess? Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope launches on Nintendo Switch today! Check it out in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. A Gold Edition can also be purchased, containing the base game, weapon skins and a season pass that includes upcoming DLC packs with new adventures, quests and battles. - Read our Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope review

Persona 5 Royal (SEGA, 21st Oct, $59.99) - Prepare for the award-winning RPG experience in this definitive edition of Persona 5 Royal, featuring a treasure trove of downloadable content! Forced to transfer to a high school in Tokyo, the protagonist has a strange dream. “You truly are a prisoner of fate. In the near future, ruin awaits you.” With the goal of “rehabilitation” looming overhead, he must save others from distorted desires by donning the mask of a Phantom Thief. Persona 5 Royal launches on Oct. 21. - Read our Persona 5 Royal review

New Tales from the Borderlands (Gearbox Publishing, 21st Oct, $39.99) - Within the perpetually war-torn metropolis of Promethea, you’ll control Anu, Octavio and Fran on the worst day of their lives. Help these three lovable losers as they endeavor to change the world (and maybe even save it)! You decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, “streetwise” brother Octavio and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, you’ll claw and con your way through this thrilling five-part story full of gun-toting goons, otherworldly beasts and delicious tacos. It’s time to fight back against exploitation and corporate greed. It’s time to make Mayhem your business. New Tales from the Borderlands launches on Oct. 21.

Jackbox Party Pack 9 (Jackbox Games, 20th Oct, $29.99) - Introducing the ninth installment of the Party Pack Franchise you know and love! Enjoy five games – Fibbage 4, Quixort, Junktopia, Nonsensory and Roomerang. Learn more about each of these games on Nintendo.com or in Nintendo eShop. Whether you’re hanging out with friends, having a remote get-together, trying to make the holidays less awkward or looking for your next game to stream, Jackbox Party Pack 9 is here to spice things up. Jackbox Party Pack 9 is available to play with friends today! (Compatible smart device required. Game, systems and smart device sold separately.)

Switch eShop - New Releases

Aery – Last Day of Earth (EpiXR, 20th Oct, $9.99) - “Aery – Last Day of Earth” is a story-driven 3D flight exploration game in which you control a little bird that is on its non-violent journey through time, space, and different dimensions to discover an alternative reality for our planet.Make your journey through peaceful, exciting, and diverse dimensions and discover different futures that earth it self could experience in near future. Enjoy the feeling of flying and feel the wind going through your feathers while searching for a better future for all of us. The game leans heavily into string theory so be ready to explore many twisted, extreme, or a little bit abstract realties.

Apré Lapli [After the rain] (2112, 20th Oct, $10.99) - In Apré Lapli, Maya and her grandpa share the story of her parents, riding a cart dragged by a giant dragon, on the road in a scarce and dry world. He tells her about how they met, grew together and also why the water is so rare. In parallel, Maya dreams about water, and vegetation. She clearly sees scenes where water flows in abundance. Vegetation grows under her feet as she unveils one of the 10 poems of the adventure. Apré Lapli is a short experience. Mostly narrative, the game offers four types of experiences, each intended to be more relaxing than the previous.

Arcade Archives TOY POP (HAMSTER, 13th Oct, $7.99) - "TOY POP" is an action game released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. ) in 1986. You control PINO and ACHA, who pop out of a toy box, and collect the hearts hidden in the box (stage) to open the door and advance. Use the change targets hidden in the boxes to change weapons and defeat enemies. Defeat the witch in the final box and save the toyland.

Attacker-chan! (kido, 13th Oct, $4.99) - Take down the out-of-control mechs! Head for the enemy base while escaping from the satellite guns. Go Attacker-chan!

Backgammon: Board Game Puzzle (Megame, 20th Oct, $9.99) - Welcome to backgammon - the popular board game all over the world! The goal of the game is to bring all your pieces into the house and remove them from the board before the second player does. The rules of the game are simple - the players alternately throw the dice and move the checkers in accordance with the points dropped out, pass the checkers a full circle around the board, into their home and throw them off the board. But the game is simple only at first glance - you need to correctly calculate your moves in order to come to victory first!

Beholgar (Dolores Ent, 20th Oct, $9.99) - An evil sorcerer reads the ancient book and invites an evil god to earth. It is necessary to eliminate this evil threat. And the fate of the earth is in the hands of a barbarian. Beholgar is a classically styled 2D Metroidvania adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries in the kingdom.

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony (CheckMate, 21st Oc, $9.99t) - CHASING A MYSTERY THAT IS UNEXPLAINED FOR 150 YEARS A group of people who set out to establish the first settled colony in America in 1587, mysteriously disappears a short time after arriving. They leave only an island name carved on a tree: "Crowalt". Now, the year is 1737. A young and ambitious adventurer Hugh Radcliff pursues the Lost Colony to make his first great discovery. Now, different people live in Crowalt, where he came to solve this mystery. He will hover around the island and definitely will get in a series of troubles to find what happened to the Lost Colony.

Crystal Goddess (Gamuzumi, 21st Oct, $5.99) - Azura, the guardian goddess of the Emerald Grove is having a bad day. Her magical crystals have been stolen by the forces of evil! Help Azura get the crystals back and defeat the demon hordes! Crystal Goddess is an action-adventure where you step into the boots of Azura, a guardian goddess with magical powers. Unlock 5 different crystals that each have unique attacks and special abilities such as levitation, protective shield and phase shifting. By helping the local girls, you can receive special items. Journey through 5 worlds and battle 18 different types of enemies to restore peace to the world!

CubicBan (DillyFrame, 20th Oct, $2.99) - CubicBan is a minimalistic Sokoban-based puzzle game where you need to move the cubes to their respective places. Use the triangle block to push the square blocks to the place with square sign in it. When you meet a round block you should push it to the place with round sign in it.

Dead Secret Circle (Robot Invader, 20th Oct, $14.99) - DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is designed by hardcore fans of classic horror games. If you like exploring creepy places, discovering a complex story, solving weird puzzles, and running for your life from a straight-razor-wielding serial killer with a sinister laugh, DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is for you. DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is a horror mystery game set in 1971 Chicago and the sequel to the critically acclaimed DEAD SECRET. Five years after the events of DEAD SECRET, Patricia Gable's investigation of a serial killer leads her to a condemned apartment building in East Chicago. There she finds people living on the margins of society, too poor or too stubborn to leave, each with something to hide. The building nearly vibrates with secrets. And strangely, Patricia feels like she's been there before.

Doomed to Hell (QUByte Interactive, 20th Oct, $4.99) - Doomed to Hell is an action-packed roguelike-like top-down shooter that is a hell of a lot of fun! You play as Rose, and though you've just died, your adventure is just getting started. Battle your way out of hell through hordes of monsters, explore multiple biomes, fight bosses, collect as much loot as you can, and upgrade your weapons and buffs. Your ticket out of hell is killing all of its inhabitants. Face off against many types of enemies and their various unique attacks through various waves. Pick buffs between waves and get ready for more challenges! Game Features - Lot of different weapons and skills - Collect coins and upgrade yourself to become stronger - Epic and challenging Boss Fights - Amazing pixel art and soundtrack

Ducky Quacky (Weakfish Studio, 25th Oct, $4.99) - Ducky Quacky is 3D Platformer Game. Our main character is a Duck living in Duckland. He's a Duckish! You must collect all the keys in the levels, Open the lock and go to the next level. I think it's a good idea to collect apples in levels. Some sections have Merchants who can sell you some clothes for Apples! There are enemies in the levels. You can beat them with your duck voice!

Fishing Ducks (Cooking And, 13th Oct, $3.99) - Let's go fishing for rubber ducks! A fun game that will transport you to the nostalgic fairground stalls, where you have to catch all the rubber ducks, using the fishing rods. Play alone or challenge your friends to see who can get the highest score. Perfect for playing at family gatherings or birthdays.

Flying Neko Delivery (Fractal Phase, 20th Oct, $19.99) - Take on the role of Onigiri, a feline witch who lives in a cottage and delivers packages flying on a broomstick. Customize your cottage, explore new worlds, forage plants and fungi, and meet quirky villagers along the way, while enjoying music by Mark Sparling, the composer for A Short Hike. Deliver packages on a flying broomstick which you can upgrade. Simple and forgiving controls let you enjoy flying without worrying about crashing or combat. Explore diverse worlds and forage wild plants along the way! Return to your cottage to cook food, craft upgrades, and unlock new abilities. Express yourself by decorating the cottage with customizable furniture. Shop for new furniture while you're out on deliveries! Delivering packages to the same villager deepens your relationship with them. Become close friends to unlock rewards and open portals to new worlds!

Forest Pop (EpiXR, 20th Oct, $2.99) - The game offers you quite a few levels to be solved. You can do so by popping mushrooms. There are different types of them and each has different and unique behaviour when tapped. Think ahead and tap with caution. Tap different mushrooms for corresponding action. Goal of the game is simple. Clear all the mushrooms from the board in as few attempts as possible. More attempts you take, less stars you get for finishing the current level.

Gas Station Simulator (MD Games, 20th Oct, $19.99) - Gas Station Simulator is all about renovating, expanding and running a gas station along a highway in the middle of a desert. Freedom of choice and multiple approaches to run your business and deal with pressure are key ingredients in this game. Buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere and restore it to its former glory. Get rid of debris and broken furniture, fix up the walls, paint and decorate the place to your liking. Just don’t spend all your cash on the looks right away, you bought a gas station after all. Repair the equipment, buy what can’t be repaired and start serving your customers to earn money for further renovations and improvements.

Harmonia (PROTOTYPE, 20th Oct, $24.99) - Set in a distant future where the world has been ravaged by war, Harmonia is a sci-fi visual novel about a robot boy and a human girl who come to form a special bond. A touching story that has been well-received the world over now comes to the Nintendo Switch system! Now fully voiced! Protagonist Rei, as well as twenty-six background characters, are all given voices for the first time. Be swept up anew by passionate performances from star voice actors! Text in three languages! The text can be set to Japanese, English, or Simplified Chinese (audio only available in Japanese). This includes in-game text, options, and the digital manual. Language settings can be changed at any time. Summary In the distant future, the Earth has been ravaged by an immense war, leaving the human population dwindling. In this ruined world, a humanoid robot boy, designated Phiroid, awakens in a disused facility.

Howloween Hero (Gossamer, 24th Oct, $9.99) - A spooky trick-or-treat adventure about a mischievous puppy on a mission to score the evening's best candy. Create your costume, explore the neighborhood, and help your friends track down a menacing monster to save Halloween. CUSTOMIZE YOUR HERO Purchase new costumes from the neighborhood dealer and mix & match parts to create your own unique style. COLLECT CANDY Sniff out candy around the block, trick-or-treat nearby houses, and earn sweets by lending a paw to a cast of quirky kids. SOLVE THE MYSTERY There's some strange stories going around about a REAL-LIFE monster stealing candy from unsuspecting kids. Is there any truth to these ghost stories or is everyone just getting into the spooky spirit?

JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party (Outright Games, 21st Oct, $39.99) - You’re invited to JoJo Siwa’s Worldwide Party! Lace up your “High Top Shoes” and run through JoJo's worlds listening along to her biggest hits including D. R. E. AM, Bop and Nonstop! Complete levels as JoJo to perform special dance routines! Can you match the rhythm and make the crowd go wild? Run, jump, and unlock awesome vehicles including Spaceships and even a Roller Coaster Cart to help get JoJo to the party. Collect all the items you need for an unforgettable party including glitter and of course, bows! Explore lands straight from JoJo’s imagination including Candyland, BowBowland, Superheroland and many more.

Letterbox by POWGI (Lightwood Games, 13th Oct, $7.99) - Letterbox is a game of anagrams and logical reasoning! Take the letters from a nine-letter word and place them into the grid to form six new five-letter words. There’s only one correct answer that spells valid words in all directions!

Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia + Comic Coloring Book – Complete Edition (RedDeerGames, 11th Oct, $31.98) - Little Mouse's Encyclopedia is ideal for born explorers. Wandering around the lively boards, you’ll find animals and plants by yourself. Using a magnifying glass, you can reveal cards that contain interesting information and drawings.

Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery (Artifex Mundi, 20th Oct, $14.99) - Shortly before his coronation, the young prince Fern disappears with a mysterious girl. The royal protectress and teacher is tasked to track him down and bring home. Using the knowledge of alchemical arcana, the protectress will do everything in her power to save prince Fern from the looming mortal threat. Will she succeed? The future of the kingdom is in your hands!

Matchpoint – Tennis Championships (KalypsoMediaGroup, 20th Oct, $49.99) - Matchpoint – Tennis Championships is a modern take on tennis, featuring a true-to-life on-court experience supported by a deep career mode and unique rivalry system. The game places a strong focus on tactical realism, positioning and aiming, allowing the player to move their superstar in exactly the right way to get the most out of their shots. Matchpoint – Tennis Championships combines slick character animations, authentic ball physics and enhanced player control to replicate the realistic rhythm of the game - every swing and hit feeling unique and satisfying.

Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx (Game Mill, 25th Oct, $49.99) - Paris needs a hero! Once again, the city of lights is in trouble as it faces a new menace—the most threatening sentimonster ever created is about to take control! As you take on the personna’s of the globally renowned superheroez Ladybug and Cat Noir, you’ll need to unveil the diabolical plan hatched by archvillain Hawk Moth—and squash it! Immerse yourself into the magical world of Miraculous and level up your superpowers as you embark on your biggest journey yet!

Moonlight (Ultimate Games, 14th Oct, $3.99) - Become a brave girl tasked with rescuing her friends from an insidious witch. On your way you'll encounter spiders, witches and other dark spirits. This 2D platform game will also challenge you with poisonous mushrooms, deep voids filled with spikes and moving platforms that will test your skills. Immerse yourself in a mysterious fairy tale world with a unique graphic style, handmade animations and compelling sound design.

One More Island (Freedom Games, 20th Oct, $19.99) - The Queen of the Old World calls upon you! As Her Majesty's domain expands, we require a capable administrator to guide Her latest colonies to prosperity. We will provide you with ships, colonists, and other tools necessary to tame these wild, virgin lands, and turn them into a prosperous colonial enterprise, all under the Queen's watchful eye. Naturally, the Crown will expect you to share the bounty of these new lands, pay your taxes on time, and continue expanding the boundaries of Her Majesty’s colonial possessions. Obedience may earn you rewards, but refusing to pay your dues or worse, declaring independence, will have dire consequences. So, governor: Are you ready to colonise One More Island? A New Frontier You are called upon to explore the frontiers of Her Majesty’s colonial empire, claim territory, then exploit it to its fullest to gain riches for the throne!

One True Hero (No Gravity Games, 20th Oct, $14.99) - One day, a young farmer. The other day, a hero. . . But is he really able to save the town if he's barely able to save himself? As a local Hero, you will need to explore ancient ruins, defeat an army of evil minions and unravel the mystery of the sinking town, but in fact, it's not the hardest task to fulfil. You will also need to prove the others that you are capable of being taken seriously and that may be the hardest thing to do.

Our Fantasy Quest (SAT-BOX, 13th Oct, $14.00) - All your favorite characters are going wild, this time in a medieval world! Pass the Joy-Con™ controllers around and adventure with up to four players! Enjoy 10 different quests like Dragon Shooter, Monster Slayer, and Battle Coliseum! Play solo and gather Collection Cards, or play all the quests in order to reach the top and be crowned the Fantasy Champion!

Pink Explorer (Ultimate Games, 11th Oct, $4.99) - Gameplay of Pink Explorer is made to be fun & satisfying! Use double jumps, wall jumps, gravity to beat all 20 different levels! Every level has something different to offer. Many unique enemies & puzzles across all the levels!

Pompom: The Great Space Rescue (PID Games, 25th Oct, $9.99) - Out of the hamster wheel and into space, Pompom is on a mission to save his boy Hoshi from the claws of Captain Cat and his wicked crew. Chase down each of the Space Cat Pirates, building platforms as you go. Use whatever it takes: springs, whips, umbrellas, cannons... Nothing can stop Pompom! Take a breath of fresh air in the platformer genre: you do not control Pompom the hamster, but instead help him by moving platforms and items around him. Drop springs, build bridges, slash vines, illuminate ghosts: From outer space, to beaches full of flying fish, to ancient temples inside deep jungles, help Pompom get past the enemies and beat Captain Cat and his crew.

Pretty Girls Escape (eastasiasoft, 13th Oct, $4.79) - A new game type is joining the popular Pretty Girls lineup! Pretty Girls Escape is a block puzzler where the objective is to clear blocks of the same color by moving them left or right. As you match and connect, lines will disappear and allow character blocks stacked on top to drop further down the screen. Get the character blocks to the exit at the bottom of the stack, and you win

Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness (CyberStep, 20th Oct, $19.90) - "純情ギャルと幸せのカタチ ～Shape of Happiness～" is a novel game in which the protagonist, is troubled by the gap between the past and the present of a childhood friend whom he has reunited after several years. Seeking an answer to their relationship. This bishoujo game was released in 2018 under the Gold Drip brand and has been re-edited for the CS Novel Club platform for the enjoyment of many players around the world.

Robotry! (Lockpickle, 26th Oct, $12.49)- Robotry! is a chaotic physics-based platformer. Playing in solo or co-op, players must walk, jump, kick, grab and throw the ungainly body of a confused baby robot, using an analog stick to control each leg. Help the merry orange astronauts do cool science experiments on different planets as you chuck yourself around the cosmos!

Runefall 2 – Collector’s Edition (Lockpickle, 26th Oct, $9.99)- Robotry! is a chaotic physics-based platformer. Playing in solo or co-op, players must walk, jump, kick, grab and throw the ungainly body of a confused baby robot, using an analog stick to control each leg. Help the merry orange astronauts do cool science experiments on different planets as you chuck yourself around the cosmos!

RUNOUT (Ratalaika Games, 21st Oct, $4.99) - RUNOUT is a dynamic runner-platformer with logical riddles in the setting of the future. Players always run, but when they collide with any obstacle, they turn in the opposite direction. The mechanics involve harnessing abilities to jump, shoot, speed up, and slow down time that will allow them to pass the level. As a result of a hacker attack on the servers of the corporation 'MFS', which produces exoskeletons, most of the carriers of exoskeletons were killed. As the suspenseful story unfolds, find the culprit behind the sinister plot and ultimately save the world.

Sea Horizon (eastasiasoft, 20th Oct, $14.99) - In the world of Sea Horizon, every step counts in a journey of survival and high adventure! Sea Horizon is a roguelike turn-based RPG presented in a 3D bird’s eye view of a hex grid map that’s different every time you set out to explore the shattered archipelago of Myrihyn. Choose between a wide variety of characters with their own storied backgrounds and personal motivations. Chart a path across diverse landscapes and treacherous seas as you equip weapons, carefully manage your hunger and health, weigh risk against the potential reward of each side quest, activate blessings to help you along the way and make life-or-death choices in combat! Will you give rise to new legends in this perilous realm, or will you be among the nameless fallen adventurers who came before?

Seduced in the Sleepless City (Voltage, 20th Oct, $29.99) - Editor of a woman’s magazine, you’re assigned to cover the grand opening of a new hotel and casino. In the party’s VIP room, you get up close and personal with a famous actor, a best-selling novelist, a charismatic plastic surgeon, and an F1 racer…

She Wants Me Dead (RedDeerGames, 21st Oct, $9.99) - Help Max escape from his fate and survive this purrfect punishment. She Wants Him Dead Lula is just an average cat who happens to be a master engineer. Her traps are intricate and require your full focus. Expect no mercy and lots of surprises. Unforgiving but rewarding Sink into the world of She Wants Me Dead thanks to the incredible soundtrack. The rhythm is the key to Max's survival. If you let it lead you, he might see the light of day. This 2D platformer-rhythm game will not make it easy on you.

Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition (CFK, 20th Oct, $14.99) - One autumn day, a cat saw that its friend was sad and went over to try to comfort her. Just then, a strong gust of wind swept the cat, and its friend's camera with it, someplace far away. The cat fell into a place unknown. However, our kitty protagonist was determined to find the camera and return, all to bring a smile back to that girl's face.

Super Mabus Mania (NAPE GAMES, 25th Oct), $7.89 - We play the role of Mabus, a retro collector who must collect all the games that his wife has taken away from home, enter them on the computer and advance to the next level. It's a fun screen-to-screen arcade game where your goal is to collect all the games scattered around the level and bring them back to your computer. On each screen we will find elements such as extra lives, cherries that will give us extra points and portable consoles which will divide our time in half, but will be essential to achieve the "happy end". In this version we will have 60 levels spread over 10 worlds, the possibility of two players at the same time, 5 lives per player and 3 continues in total. We have sixty seconds to complete each level and we will get extra points based on the time left over when we finish them. There is also a bonus phase at the end of each world in which we will have to collect the objects that our lady throws at us. Be very careful with the anvils!

TEMPUS (JanduSoft, 20th Oct, $6.99) - You are the only citizen of TEMPUS, a small island far from civilisation where you live a quiet and carefree life. One night everything changes and a blinding light appears along with a thunderous sound, as you approach the light disappears revealing a portal and some basic instructions. As you enter, you discover that it is a time travel portal and you appear in your home, but 200 years in the future. You soon realise that this is a one-way trip as you cannot travel backwards in time, only forwards. Your goal from then on is to re-activate the portal so that you can travel back and try to understand what is going on. You must explore each scenario to find a way to restore power to the portal so you can continue your journey into the unknown. TEMPUS is an adventure full of puzzles of varying difficulty, you will see how the scenery changes over thousands and thousands of years. You will witness the impact of time on your island.

The Walking Zombie 2 (Alda, 21st Oct) - The world after the zombie apocalypse is a grim place. You were born into it so you will have to struggle to survive and fight against many kinds of zombies, bandits and dangerous boss monsters. You will be taking important story quests and many side quests, level-up your skills and perks, sell and buy equipment and communicate with (un)lucky survivors. Survival RPG and first person shooter Walking Zombie 2 is good old FPS with story, tens of quests and a lot of shooting stuff with different weapons. Your main enemies are zombies who already control the world - they are everywhere, in many different kinds and - most importantly - in great numbers. You will be using guns with different ammo, grenades or melee weapons to dispose of them and you will be able to heal yourself with medkits and food. As you complete more and more quests, your character will become stronger with better equipment, enhanced skills and gained perks.

Touhou Gouyoku Ibun～ Sunken Fossil World. (Phoenixx, 20th Oct, $27.99) - Team Shanghai Alice, the creator of the Touhou Project series, has teamed up with Twilight Frontier to make an intense bullet-hell action game that's now coming to the Nintendo Switch™! Black water has started springing forth from the ground. It gives off a strange smell, and it clings to anything it touches. It certainly doesn't serve any of the useful purposes regular water does. This is the story of an incident where black water springs up from the ground without any warning. The protagonists gather underground to get to the bottom of this once and for all in this bullet-hell action game

Turret Lab (Weakfish Studio, 22nd Oct, $3.99) - Will you be able to escape from this professor's lab? This professor's lab isn't as easy as it looks. An advanced lab with turrets and lots of traps. You get stronger with each level you pass and you need to escape from this lab! This crazy professor turned you a CYBORG!

Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher (Bandai Namco, 19th Oct, $49.99) - Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a brand-new collaboration between Ultraman, a famous Japanese Tokusatsu work, and Monster Rancher, a popular role-playing simulation series. This new game introduces iconic Ultra Kaiju such as Alien Baltan, Zetton, and Gomora to the popular gameplay mechanics of raising and battling monsters from the Monster Rancher game.

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef (Rogueside, 20th Oct, $19.99) - The Orks, a savage race commonly known as the ‘Green Tide’, sweep across the stars with unrivalled violence in frenzied crusades known as a Waaagh! They are savage, brutal and crude, outnumbering all other races that lay in their path of destruction. Become the spearhead of an Ork invasion as you bash, smash and shoot your way through the hive city of Luteus Prime on a mission to retrieve your hair squig and claim vengeance on your warlord! And just maybe become the warboss of a WAAAGH! along the way? Survival of the strongest has never been so violently fun! Never enough Dakka! Destroy your foes using a great arsenal of weapons and rain destruction down upon them. No one can stand in your way! Massive explosions and flying body parts ain’t never been this fun!

World Soccer Cup 2022 (Pix Arts, 21st Oct, $4.99) - Play the world national teams soccer cup while it is played by your favourite national team. With its fast action and intense gameplay, this soccer game will provide you with long hours of fun especially if you are a soccer fan.

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark (NIS America, 25th Oct, $39.99) - A young girl must explore a haunted town and search for her missing memories in order to break a curse. She’ll have to rely on only her wits, cunning, and a well-placed hiding spot or two to evade the twisted ghosts that wander the streets.

Zombies Killer Machine – Car Games,Driving,Dead Mechanic Simulator (Midnight Works, 13th Oct, $6.99) - Welcome to the world of Zombies Killer Machine. Drive through a never-ending desert which has been infested with deadly zombies. Your only mission is to drive away from the apocalypse, through the hordes of infected that roam the streets, to get back to civilization. With only a few run-down vehicles available, you must choose wisely which one of them will break through walls of zombies. Beat your friends’ scores and show them that you are better in Zombies Killer Machine! Cartoonish art style and graphics that appeal to almost everybody!

So that's your lot for this week's North American Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!